First B787-700BDSF delivered to a Chinese operator 
Austin, TX-based Spectre Cargo Solutions, through its Irish entity NGF Overseas Aircraft, delivered a B737-700BDSF to Tianjin Air Cargo (TJAC). The first Boeing freighter of the type to be delivered to a Chinese operator is on a long-term operating lease with TJAC and the fourth... more
More freight on trains in Melbourne’s southeast
The Victorian and Commonwealth governments are making railfreight cheaper for businesses and taking trucks off suburban roads , thanks to an AUD 28 million (EUR 17 million) investment in direct railfreight between the port of Melbourne and Dandenong South, Australia. A new... more
Kerry wins awards for the fourth year running
Kerry Logistics has been honoured with the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific best practices awards for the fourth consecutive year, winning the “2020 Asia-Pacific logistics services provider of the year award” and the “2020 Asia-Pacific road transportation services provider of... more
New shuttle links Ural with the Far East regions
Fesco is expanding its domestic network for regular container services. The new Ural Amur shuttle connects Ekaterinburg in the east of the Ural and Khabarovsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast near the Russian-Chinese border. Trains will depart once a week. Transit time is seven days. The... more
Another TIR corridor launched in Asia
Following several successful pilot operations in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, a new TIR corridor has been activated from Iran to Uzbekistan, using the route via Afghanistan for the first time. Two sealed TIR containers carrying tyres and tea left Iran, passed through... more
Scoot converts A320 for cargo
Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, has modified one of its 29 narrowbody A320 aircraft to boost cargo capacity and capabilities. "The modification works are our biggest undertaking to date, and we thank the civil aviation authority of Singapore (CAAS)... more
Container flows on the rise
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) shows a significant upturn from June to July, rising from (corrected) 110.2 to 116.2 points. The index is therefore now... more
Toll Group picks head of information security
Cyber security is a fast-changing, complex landscape, being a key issue for businesses everywhere. Australian Toll Group has appointed Berin Lautenbach as global head of information security. In this role, he will drive the cyber resiliency programme across the organisation,... more
New generation rolls into Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre, a major French container port for international trade and part of the Haropa Ports association, has welcomed four new gantry cranes from China, among the largest in the world, at the France Terminal in Port 2000. Operated by GMP - Port Synergy, Port... more
Project logistics for airline repairs still in demand
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight says that, while the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant reduction in movements of aircraft spares, engines, stabilisers, landing gear and electronics, the company's project activity for airline repair shops has been holding up... more